How to get to the CED

Barcelona Airport – El Prat is some 30 kilometres from the campus of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) where the CED building is located. There are different ways of getting to the CED from the airport:

Metro

The Metro line L9 Sud connects Terminals 1 and 2 of the Barcelona – El Prat Airport with the city in a trip of about 30 minutes (with a train frequency of seven minutes on weekdays). At the Collblanc station you can change to the Metro L5 (blue line) to go to Diagonal station where, by means of a short passageway, you can change to Provença station of Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC – Government of Catalonia Railways). Here you take FGC lines S2 (Barcelona-Sabadell) or S6 (Barcelona-Universitat Autònoma) to the Universitat Autònoma station. Have in mind that 2 zones ticket is required. All station changes are underground and there is no need to go up to street level at any point.

Aerobús to Barcelona-Plaça de Catalunya

AEROBÚS is a bus service connecting Terminals 1 and 2 of the airport with the city centre (Plaça de Catalunya) in 35 minutes. The buses run every day of the year with a bus frequency of five minutes (from 5 a.m. to five past one in the morning).

To travel to the UAB Campus by public transport from the Plaça de Catalunya take the S2 line (Barcelona-Sabadell) or S6 (Barcelona-Universitat Autònoma) of Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya-FGC (Government of Catalonia Railways) from the Plaça de Catalunya station, which is located beneath the square, and get out at the Universitat Autònoma station. Have in mind that 2 zones ticket is required.

Take the RENFE R2 train to Barcelona-Sants station. The train leaves the airport every 30 minutes and takes about 19 minutes to reach Barcelona-Sants. Change here to the Metro L5 (blue line) and get out at Diagonal station. Take the underground passageway to Provença station of Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC – Government of Catalonia Railways). Here you take FGC lines S2 (Barcelona-Sabadell) or S6 (Barcelona-Universitat Autònoma) to the Universitat Autònoma station. Have in mind that 2 zones ticket is required. All station changes are underground and there is no need to go up to street level at any point.

Barcelona taxi colours are black and yellow. They may be found at the exit of each airport terminal. Trips between the airport and Plaça de Catalunya tend to cost about €30 and, from the airport to the Autonomous University of Barcelona, about €70.

With Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC– Government of Catalonia Railways)

The FGC lines stopping at the Universitat Autònoma station are the S2 (Barcelona-Sabadell) and S6 (Barcelona-Universitat Autònoma). The trains run every 6 minutes (minimum) and 15 minutes (maximum). Have in mind that 2 zones ticket is required.

At the station, walk along the platform in the same direction as the train, exit through the automatic gates using your ticket and continue along the raised bridge and path until reaching the CED building. The walk is no more than five minutes.

In order to reach the UAB campus using Rodalies-RENFE, the station of origin in Barcelona is Fabra i Puig. Then take the Sant Andreu Arenal-UAB (R7) line to the Cerdanyola-Universitat station. Have in mind that 2 zones ticket is required.

Motorway AP-7 in the Girona-França (Girona-France) direction. Take the exit marked Universitat Autònoma.

Motorway C-58 in the Sabadell-Terrassa direction. Take exit 8 (connecting with AP-7, in the Lleida-Tarragona direction). Move into the lateral lane of the AP-7 and, after about 1,000 metres take the exit marked Universitat Autònoma.

The Barcelona taxi colours are black and yellow. They can be found at official taxi stops or, when they are showing the green light, can be hailed anywhere in the city.

The fares vary in accordance with three established time segments (morning, afternoon and night). Trips to and from the airport and the Autonomous University of Barcelona have a surcharge. From the airport to Plaça de Catalunya the fare might be about €30 and, to the Autonomous University of Barcelona, some €70.

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